Mirach's Ghost (NGC 404)
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Mirach's Ghost (NGC 404) is a small, nearby lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, notable for its faint appearance close to the bright star Mirach.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mirach's Ghost (NGC 404) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19685819 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mirach's Ghost (NGC 404) Context triple: [Andromeda, contains, Mirach's Ghost (NGC 404)]
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A.
NGC 4435
NGC 4435 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable for forming an interacting pair with the nearby galaxy NGC 4438.
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B.
Leo IV Dwarf Galaxy
Leo IV Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Leo and classified as an ultra-faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy.
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C.
NGC 6744
NGC 6744 is a large, nearly face-on spiral galaxy often compared to the Milky Way and located in the southern constellation Pavo.
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D.
NGC 7314
NGC 7314 is a barred spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
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E.
NGC 7099
NGC 7099 is a dense globular star cluster in the constellation Capricornus, notable for its age, brightness, and rich population of ancient stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mirach's Ghost (NGC 404) Target entity description: Mirach's Ghost (NGC 404) is a small, nearby lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, notable for its faint appearance close to the bright star Mirach.
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A.
NGC 4435
NGC 4435 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable for forming an interacting pair with the nearby galaxy NGC 4438.
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B.
Leo IV Dwarf Galaxy
Leo IV Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Leo and classified as an ultra-faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy.
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C.
NGC 6744
NGC 6744 is a large, nearly face-on spiral galaxy often compared to the Milky Way and located in the southern constellation Pavo.
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D.
NGC 7314
NGC 7314 is a barred spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
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E.
NGC 7099
NGC 7099 is a dense globular star cluster in the constellation Capricornus, notable for its age, brightness, and rich population of ancient stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
constellation Andromeda